Devonshire-Torquay-1862 | Catalogue of British Town Maps

CBTM:

22901

Map Date:

[1862]

Repository reference:

BL 10368.b.25

Historic county:

Devonshire

Town name:

Torquay

Map type:

General Purpose

Extent of cover:

whole built-up area

National grid reference:

SX920640

Exeter coverage diagram reference:

SX 8956

Map title:

'Torquay.'

Comments on map:

f.p. 111 in Black's Guide to the south-western counties of England, Edinburgh: Black, 1862.

Scale:

1:22,630

Map-maker:

J. Bartholomew Edin [author], W. MacFarlane, Edinr. [pr], A. & C. Black, Edinburgh [pb].

Production mode:

lithographed

Dimensions [in centimetres]:

14.3 x 20.3

Number of parts:

1

Road names:

partly

Building names:

partly

Buildings:

noticeably generalised: Villas individually shown: town centre as swathes of hatching.

Water transport infrastructure:

misc: Basin.

Places of Worship:

shown comprehensively

Public buildings:

town hall/administrative

Defence and military:

H

Markets and exchanges:

markets

Recreation and sports venues:

sports grounds

Woodland:

shown

Known copies of map:

BL 10368.b.25 [1862]; BOL G.A.Gen.Top.8o22 [1863].

Railways:

routes, named, passenger stations

Gardens:

nurseries: [Horticll. Estabt.].

Leisure and entertainment:

baths/spa

Parkland:

public parks: [Public Gardens].

Antiquities:

Kents Cavern.

Clubs and societies:

unspecified

Post and telegraphs:

post offices

Foot/bridle ways:

shown

Cemeteries:

shown

Ordnance Survey's

1860-1

1:500

1:2500

1:10,560